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Photography:AkashArora,Alamy,GetyImages,NeilEmmerson/RobertHarding
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VISIT A LOCAL
VISIT A LOCAL
ISLAND
ISLAND
There’s more to a
There’s more to a
holiday here than
holiday here than
beaches, villas and
beaches, villas and
plunge pools. Witness
plunge pools. Witness
a slice of real life on one of the
a slice of real life on one of the
country’s 192 inhabited islands
country’s 192 inhabited islands
— perhaps Malé (below). It’s less
— perhaps Malé (below). It’s less
than six square kilometres in size,
than six square kilometres in size,
home to more than 100,000 people
home to more than 100,000 people
and bursting with motorbikes,
and bursting with motorbikes,
raucous fsh markets and crammed
raucous fsh markets and crammed
bazaars. For something a little less
bazaars. For something a little less
busy, try Dharavandhoo. Here, life
busy, try Dharavandhoo. Here, life
slows down, with the occasional
slows down, with the occasional
call to Allah from the local mosque
call to Allah from the local mosque
the only audible sound, besides —
the only audible sound, besides —
of course — the crashing of waves
of course — the crashing of waves
against the shore.
against the shore.
9
Dine underwater
You don’t have to dive
to explore what lies
beneath, thanks to
the octagonal-shaped
restaurant Sea, at
the Anantara Kihavah resort (below;
www.kihavah-maldives.anantara.com).
Floor-to-ceiling windows promise
nature’s theatre at its best — from
colourful angelfsh to green turtles.
Amid all this live action, the chef’s
lobster tail with trufed brie holds
its own, with some help from the
adjacent 250-label-strong cellar —
the world’s frst underwater wine silo.
GETTING THERE
Virgin Australia ofers fights to Malé with
its codeshare partner Singapore Airlines/
SilkAir. To book, visit www.virginaustralia.
com or call 13 67 89 (in Australia).
10
PLANT YOUR
OWN CORAL
Marine biologists believe
the El Niño event of the late
1990s destroyed much of
the Maldivian reefs, with the
2004 Boxing Day tsunami delivering a further blow.
In an attempt to restore marine life, many resorts
have started man-made underwater gardens. Be part
of the restoration program by planting your own
coral — housed in an upside-down nursery frame
made from metal rods — into the seabed. It takes less
than a year for fast-growing Acropora corals to cover
the frame — just in time for your next trip.
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